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Who is the most famous photographer in Brazil?
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The most famous photographer in Brazil is arguably Sebastião Salgado. He is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist who has traveled to over 120 countries for his photographic projects. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including the Eugene Smith Award for Humanitarian Photography, an ICP Infinity Award and a Hasselblad Award. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Sebastião Salgado photographic art.
1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
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Shop for Sebastião Salgado Photography on 1stDibs
Refugees in the Korem Camp, Ethiopia
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Carmel, CA
Purchased from Peter Fetterman Gallery - Authorized dealer of Salgado's work.
No damage issues. Look print moutned on corners. Over Mat included.
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil [figure eight]
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled and dated by artist in pencil on verso
Category
Late 20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
![Gold Mine, Serra Pelada, Brazil [figure eight]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/art/upload/14/1547/salgado_figure8_72.jpg?width=240)
Iceberg between the Paulet Island and the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on verso
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis Antartica), Deception Island, Antarctica
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in New York, NY
Signed, dated and annotated 'Antartica' in pencil on the verso, copyright credit blindstamp in the margin. Includes black frame with white mat.
Sebastião Salgado is a documentary ph...
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Genesis-Sumo Book
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Santa Monica, CA
"GENESIS is Sebastião Salgado’s love letter to the planet. It is the result of an epic eight-year expedition to rediscover the mountains, deserts, and oceans, the animals and peoples...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper
Workers Place a New Wellhead, Oil Wells, Kuwait
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed, titled and dated by artist in pencil on verso
Category
Late 20th Century Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
